My first "Electronic Music" project was under the name Music For Isolation Tanks in the early 1990s. I released a homemade cassette tape and sold it via mail order and local shops.
It was recorded on a stereo cassette deck (I later upgraded to a Tascam Porta05)
As with many DIY projects I had no idea what I was doing but my enthusiasm for "making wierd sounds" carried the day. I think I used my only synth which was a Yamaha DX27 and a few stomp boxes and I added reverb by recording direct out from an old Peavy amp which had a spring built in.
A few years later I made my first intentional album during a move from one tiny apartment to another (hence the name "Exile").
That album is still available today. have a listen:
http://davidtalento.bandcamp.com/album/exile-1994
I never looked back and have released music every since. Which brings us to this month's short blog post. After over 20 years I am revisting the Music For Isolation Tanks in the studio. a new full length album will be ready in early 2015. For this I went back through the various phases of MFIT and ended up dwelling mostly on the initial ambient/drone aspects (with some odd energy thrown in for good measure). A teaser track is out now. Keep your ears peeled for the rest soon.
Space out on!
